v. tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience

Tag: documentary

“Everything in New York is a photograph. All the things that are supposed to be dirty or rough or unrefined are the most beautiful things. Garbage cans at the ends of alleyways look like they’ve been up all night talking with each other. Doorways with peeling paint look like the wise lines around an old […]

In this sphere, where power, violence, and race collide, the contemporary understanding is dominated by history’s victors. Most of us are paralyzed in the face of these narratives. In positioning the history to speak for itself – candidly and directly to the audience – Olsson shows no cowardice.